10 Unintentionally Funny Moments From Batman V Superman

10. Is That Neil DeGrasse Tyson?

It’s not unprecedented, or even all that unusual, for celebrities to makes cameos as themselves in superhero films. Bill O’Reilly popped up in an Iron Man movie, Macy Gray was in Spider-Man, and Stan Lee pretty much plays himself in everything.

Batman V Superman has them all beat though, as it features about half a dozen appearances from various TV personalities. But like everything else in this film, these cameos are treated with a straight-face and not a hint of irony which makes them feel increasingly awkward.

When Neil DeGrasse Tyson is featured in a panel discussing Superman’s intentions, it's a bit distracting but fun. Then we have Nancy Grace (did we really need another villain?) preaching about the dangers of this illegal immigrant and it starts to creep into ridiculous territory. By the time we have Anderson Cooper giving us live updates on the Doomsday attack, the whole thing is just laughable.

Snyder was likely hoping that featuring real life newscasters would help explore what it would really be like if Superman came to Earth, but he doesn’t know when enough is enough. I mean, Anderson Cooper has about as much screen-time as Wonder Woman!